By Jacy Cabler While many students transition directly from high school to college, this is not the case for everyone. Emma Mortensen, a freshman from Brush, Colorado, said she understands the impact of her decision to defer a year from college. “It was a tough decision,” she said, “but I thought of it as an […]
Senioritis: It’s Here and It’s Real
April 2, 2017 by
Sen·ior·i·tis: a supposed affliction of students in their final year of high school or college, characterized by a decline in motivation or performance. In a little over a month the United Supermarkets Arena will be filled with graduates dressed in their caps and gowns, ready to embark upon the “real world.” But leading up to this […]
College Roller Coaster: Are You Tall Enough To Ride?
May 16, 2016 by
By Kameron Court Think about the first time you rode a roller coaster. With each anxiety- and excitement-filled step forward in line, you prepared yourself for the twisting and turning experience waiting ahead. You remember the moment you sat down in the cart and locked the safety bar to hold you in. Adrenaline, panic and […]
Men’s Basketball Season: A Look Back
March 31, 2016 by
By Joseph Marcades Texas Tech men’s basketball has been trying to find its place in the Big 12 Conference for the past few years, finally succeeding this year with a winning record and a bid to the NCAA tournament. Toddrick Gotcher, the Red Raiders’ senior guard, said it was a season to remember for him as well […]
So You Think You Can Senior: Adulthood
March 7, 2016 by
I am overwhelmed by life right now. For some reason, I waited to take the classes I dreaded until my last semester. Advice to all of you: Don’t do that! I am so consumed with school because I absolutely HAVE to graduate. Yet, I also have yet to make time for JOB SEARCHING. Not to mention that […]
So You Think You Can Senior: Comfort Food
February 3, 2016 by
This is the first entry in Natalie Morales’s “So You Think You Can Senior” blog, about being a senior at Texas Tech. My last semester of college just started, and I feel like my life is in shambles. Assignments, quizzes and papers are already piling up, and all I can think about is walking across […]
Silent But Deadly: Senioritis
November 6, 2015 by
Senioritis is defined as “a crippling disease that strikes high school seniors,” according to Urban Dictionary, but high school students are not the only ones affected. Collin McLarty, a senior media strategies major, said he is sick of school and cannot wait to finish his undergraduate degree at Texas Tech next semester. “It’s exciting,” McLarty said. “I […]
Quelling Graduation Jitters
November 4, 2015 by
By Kameron Court More than 2,500 Texas Tech students are about to enter the proverbial “real world” in December, according to Texas Tech’s Office of the Provost. This year’s commencement, held Dec. 11-12 in the United Supermarkets Arena, will feature Tech’s head coach emerita Marsha Sharp as the graduation speaker. And while most soon-to-be graduates may have figured out which forms to complete and how […]
My Senior Bucket List
May 9, 2014 by
It’s happening. The moment I have waited for since I got to this campus in the first place. *drum roll please* GRADUATION IS HERE! I have traveled through the five stories of stacks in the library, I have pulled a few all-nighters against my will, I have deliberately procrastinated until I could no longer […]
Sassy Mom Makes Tech Student’s Post Go Viral
All it took was a funny picture and a snarky comment from her mom to make a post go viral. Gracen Daniel, a senior agricultural communications major, went to the annual conference of the Mortar Board, a national honor society for college seniors, over the summer. While there, Daniel—who is president of the society’s Tech chapter—took a photo […]
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